Taste of Heaven

If you can eat heaven, I think this is what it would taste like. Doesn't that sound so great? I looked it up about ten minutes ago because Spencer, my roommate, brought some home for us and they were amazing! And it's way easy to make! I am going to make it next week probably and share it with many of you because I might have a heart attack if I eat all of it by myself. Or maybe I should make it for my birthday. Or I should do both...

Anyways, today I am going to make this and I even bought PB and imitation-Nutella for it (I don't usually buy them because they are probably all I would eat until they are gone). Thanks to Liz who blogged about these cookies, I will have tons of fun making them, eating them, sharing them and *ahem* ding-dong ditching them.

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A Great Day Comes With A Great Question

My day started out so great: I went to the temple and got to be a proxy for a guy named "Harry Marker" who was born in Somerset county, Pennsylvania and on (wait for it...wait for it...) December 21, 1888!! If you know the significance of that day, you are my friend. Yes, he was born exactly a century before I was born! How cool is that! It's really cool. That's a blessing of going to the temple. Also, I got to see a friend who was in my freshman ward, and she is a missionary who is going to New York North mission Spanish speaking. It was really awesome to see her and talk to her for a very brief moment.

Another cool thing that happened is that I was looking for a parking spot on campus but of course, it is pretty difficult to find one. After driving around for few minutes, I just had a small and brief prayer to God that I would find a spot and no kidding! Just a few seconds after that I saw a parking spot and even after driving around to get to the parking lot, it was still empty! I even saw a minivan waiting for someone to leave! What a blessing!

Then I had an interview for an internship for next semester. It went really well and the lady who interviewed me told me that she would love it if I worked there but also wanted me to be trained soon. Now it is a great opportunity for me to start an internship and I know I would love it. I mean, this lady wants me! So here's that "great question" I was talking about. Should I take it?

Pros:

It looks good on my resume

It will be a good experience

I can get a letter of recommendation later

I will be actually helping people

I will find out how much I would like working with families

Cons:

Work hours are pretty crazy

I have to drive to American Fork once a week

It might be too much for me since I will be working and be in a research team

I really need to get good grades next semester

I can apply again next summer, still get in and not worry about everything above

I thought this was very appropriate

I am usually more prone to take an opportunity like this without thinking too much about it, but this time, I am thinking a lot more than I usually do. I am really going to pray and ponder about it for next day or two, and talk to some people about it.

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I Work at a Zoo Called "Library" Part 7

(Just before this, he asked me if I can look up who he is or if this is anonymous.)


(3:26:55 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: Then can I ask you a pretty deep question?
(3:27:46 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: If it is related to the library or research, yes.
(3:28:33 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: It is related to the library! The most beautiful woman in the world works in the library . What do I do?
(3:29:11 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: You ask her out.
(3:29:39 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: I don't know her name haha
(3:29:45 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: She should have a name tag
(3:30:13 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: What part of the library does she work at?
(3:30:59 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: The freshman library teaching section I believe
(3:31:10 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Are you a freshman?
(3:31:59 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: Freshman RM
(3:32:08 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Haha good
(3:32:24 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Use your RM skills
(3:33:28 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Start making small talks then ask her for her name then ask her out, "Are you free this Friday or Saturday? Afternoon or evening?"
(3:33:40 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: Then you get her phone number.
(3:34:07 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: You've done this millions of times. You got this.
(3:35:04 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: Hopefully. She's definitely one of those "out of my league chics" though haha
(3:36:16 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: It's OK. I would love to give you some pep talks about this but my supervisors or my co-workers are going to read this so won't, but if you really think she is that great, you have to go for her and let her know that you are an awesome person that she should get to know.
(3:37:00 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: She doesn't know that you think that way so if you show her that you are confident with yourself, she would be interested in you.
(3:37:20 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: alright well thanks for the advice.
(3:37:36 PM) 3797300951320963859758774\40libraryh3lp.com@chat.libraryh3lp.com: for anybody that reads this this person gets 5 stars.
(3:37:44 PM) commons_desk2@libraryh3lp.com/Home: No problem. Just start talking to her.

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I Work at a Zoo Called "Library" Part 3

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I Work at a Zoo Called "Library"

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He Prepareth a Way

"...for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them." -1 Nephi 3:7-

Many of you probably are very familiar with this verse but I want you to read it again and ponder about it. We believe that the Lord is omnipotent and omniscience; however, we sometimes forget what that means. Let's continue with Nephi's story. Nephi and his brothers tried to obtain the plates of brass twice without any success. After the first try, Nephi said:

"As the Lord liveth, and as we live, we will not go down unto our father in the wilderness until we have accomplished the thing which the Lord hath commanded us." -1 Ne 3:15-

Nephi was not about to give up because he knew why the Lord wanted them to have these plates:

"And behold, it is wisdom in God that we should obtain these records, that we may preserve unto our children the language of our fathers;
And also that we may preserve unto them the words which have been spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets, which have been delivered unto them by the Spirit and power of God, since the world began, even down unto this present time." -1 Ne 3:19&20-

 The last time he tried, he was "led by the Spirit, not knowing beforehand" what he was going to do then he succeeded in obtaining the plates.

We receive revelations and know what the Lord wants us to do, but many times, we are not sure how to accomplish them. However, just like Nephi, we can continue to do what we think is right to do the Lord's will then He will guide us to accomplish His will. We should never be discouraged when things don't go right. We should never complain to God saying, "I thought this was what you wanted me to do but why can't I accomplish it?" We should always remember that if this is what He wants us to do, then He will provide a way but maybe we must come up with our own plans or ideas to accomplish it. Remember:

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." -Ecclesiastes 3:1- 

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Understanding My Patriarchal Blessing Pt 2

Before I explain anything, I want to ask you how much I should talk about my patriarchal blessing. Should I keep these things to myself? I feel like it is a great opportunity to share the gospel and hopefully inspire some of you.

This post is excerpts from Sunday and today.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

"I just realized as I was reading my patriarchal blessing about 'talents and opportunities and responsibilities' that the Lord has blessed me with. When I look back [in my life], there were so many opportunities in my life which I did not recognize. How grateful I am for my patriarchal blessing and the Holy Ghost that teaches me all the time! A very recent experience of this was from yesterday; I was thinking about applying for an internship in Provo and was working on my resume for it at work. R. (a friend) came by to talk to me and I found out that she works at this internship so I got to learn what [she does] so that I could tweak my resume for it. What an opportunity! Also, having worked at Head Start, I would be more qualified for this internship."

*Just for your information, Head Start is a government funded program that help children from low-income families.

Monday, November 7, 2011

 "...I got an email from the place I applied an internship for and they want me to come in for an interview! ...I am so excited and what I said about opportunities are so true! Things just happen in my life and I go with it."

Seriously, things just happen in my life and I go with the flow. Think about how I got to live in a house with all the friends from the last ward (plus Spencer). The Lord truly has blessed me so much with these opportunities.

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Dear Group Project,

I dislike you with greatest intensity that I can muster.

I dislike you when you give me lazy group members.

I dislike you when I have to pull all their dead weight.

I dislike you when everybody tries to do everything at the last minute.

I dislike you when I tell the group members that we should work on our project when we had time but they don't listen so we have to do it the day when it is due and everybody is super busy and tired so I have to do so much work for all of us to finish this (insert an angry word) project.

Love
Hatred, malice, antipathy, abhorrence, enmity, fury, anger,

Kyoo

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What I Tell Myself Everyday

I SHOULD BE STUDYING!!!!

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(Maybe) Easy, Fun Dating Ideas

Of course, I got these ideas while reading one of my favorite blogs.

One is pudding painting. I have never done that before but it kind of sounds like fun, doesn't it? (or messy)

Aweeeeeeeesome!!!

Number two is making pizzas. You can make them in different shapes and decorate them into animals or something.

Those are cuuuuuute!

Last idea is painting rocks. You can paint them with different colors then draw faces on them. 

OK, these are not the best example.

This one is better.

Don't they sound fun? I will probably do all of these sooner or later. (Probably later than sooner.)

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My Best Quality

For the longest time, since I moved to the US, I thought that my best quality is my ability to smile/laugh at everything. It's not that I am making fun of you or of the situation. I just laugh and smile. I don't know why. I think it started when I moved here; I didn't understand a word people were saying so all I could do was smile. Now, it became a habit that I smile at everything. (Yes, I do understand words coming out of your mouth.) Don't you think it's my best quality? Or maybe my best quality is being Asian.

Doesn't this make you smile?

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Opposition in All Things

If you have been following my blog for a little while, you should know how much this blog inspires me. This post is inspired by the same blog, especially this post. This morning I was reading Genesis 3:18,

18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

What was so amazing about this verse is the footnote of "thorns" which says "opposition." I have to read my study journal to quote exactly what I learned from just that verse but here's my thought: Adam worked hard and did what was good in the sight of God when he was kicked out of the Garden of Eden; however, that didn't stop weeds to grow and trials to occur. When farmers sow seeds, they don't sow weeds at all; however, that doesn't stop weeds to come out. It is the same for our lives because we do our best to live our lives according to God's will and commandments but sometimes bad things still happen to us. It's not that we are sinning but it's just the way life works.

Christ had "thorns" in His life also.

I am going to quote some of the things Lori, the author of the blog I mentioned in the beginning, quotes in the post.

"A broken heart is an open heart and [the Savior] can fill it." -Truman Madsen-

"[The Holy Ghost]... fills up every longing of the human heart...When I am filled with that Spirit, … my soul is satisfied." -Eliza R. Snow-

And this is what she wrote about her husband who passed away:

"Wes hardly ever complained about having cancer.
It was inconvenient, of course.
Bothersome.
Didn't jive with all of his plans.
But he dealt with it very quietly. Tacked it onto his agenda as one trial among a long list of mortal grievances and simply went about life as usual, working hard, loving his children, loving me."

No, I have never even met who these people are but somehow and somewhere (probably from the 100 Hour Board) I found out about them and started reading their blog. It is touching and very inspiring to me. I hope I can be more like Wes who knew what it meant to have "thorns and thistles" in his life but never stopped living his life the way the Father wanted him to. No matter what happens in my life, I should look for the future and be positive.

This reminded me of Elder Wirthlin's talk.

I hope we all can say, "Come what may" and "love it."

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